New Year’s Reflections
As 2017 draws to a close, two phrases stand out to me when thinking about anime news:
Live action
Acquisition
For the first, studios in...
The Toys R Us Drama Continues
Toys R Us. What once was a global empire has now been reduced to a shell of its former self. They have a flagship...
Taisho x Alice x Disaster
Otome games have been on the rise recently. Visual novels have been exploding in the west thanks to games like Ace Attorney and Zero...
Spotlight on Amazon
A recent BloomReach survey showed that 44% of customers start their online shopping at Amazon, beating even Google. In addition, 44% of digital retailers...
Amazon, Walmart, and Price Guarantees
If you follow deal sites and shopping news, you may have heard a lot about Amazon and Walmart recently. The two superstores both made...
Barnes & Noble Goes Premium with its Membership
Since about mid-February, Barnes & Noble has been rolling out its revised membership offerings. So let's see what you can get by signing up...
Bet, Wish, Trend: 2017 Edition
Okay, you know all those "kiss, marry, kill"-type games that are out there? You pick three people (or choose from a list of three...
Spotlight on Best Buy
Best Buy is one of the few big-box electronics and entertainment stores still around. While it is often compared to Amazon, Best Buy is,...
To Preorder or Not to Preorder?
Do you remember shopping for books, movies, and games before the Internet?
When I was young, I always looked forward to the next Disney movie....
VRV Says Bye to HIDIVE
In the days immediately after it was revealed Funimation's parent, Sony, bought AT&T's Crunchyroll, the Japanese conglomerate as well as their two anime streaming...